53 Quotes by Lesley Manville

A friend of mine rang the box office to collect a ticket I'd reserved for her, and the girl said, 'Who's Lesley Manville?'

I do absolutely want to be around as long as possible. I tell my son: 'You do realise, I am going to live to 100.'

I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him.

I like to personalise my dressing room, have a cover for the bed and, if it is a long run, a few cushions and a teapot - a little pot for one.

I love playing women at the far ends of the social scale. I've done it all my life; that's where my ability lies.

I was champion soprano of Sussex when I was 16!

I'm fascinated by food. Food is love, isn't it?

I'm quite chameleon in my work - not normally looking much like I do in real life.

One of the significant things that's happened, which shouldn't be looked at as lightly as it might sound, is that women over 45, over 50, are now allowed to be sexy.